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Interim CEO Ira Bahr said that his company is undeterred by Apple's entrance into the mobile ECG market.
Apple's partnership with the VA will bring the mobile personal health record platform to more than 9 million veterans.
Apple, Aetna execs stress personalization, privacy features in new Attain wellness incentive program
At yesterday's Attain launch in Boston, Aetna and Apple heads broke down how the program will work and stressed transparency in data sharing.
The Attain program will combine members' health record data with activity tracking to offer personalized goals, with rewards that include the Apple Watch itself.
Also: 23andMe gets FDA nod for direct-to-consumer test for hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome; Mobile Heartbeat announces integration with Imprivata.
Also: Dictum Health's Lebanese pilot; New data on NeuroMetrix's Quell.
The collaboration will investigate heart health outcomes and medication adherence among seniors, and is scheduled to begin in 2019.
Also: New funding announcements from Nomad Health and Powerdot.
A look back at a year of healthcare news out of Cupertino.
Also: Doximity updates its physician social network app; Apple announces $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas.